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Message from Chairman Sue P. Everhart |
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Join the GAGOP President’s Club |
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Holiday Message from GAGOP Faith Based Outreach Chairman Terri Green |
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GAGOP Online: Polk County GOP Joins Facebook! |
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Paulding County Republican Women Host First Lady Sandra Deal |
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News from the Gwinnett County Republican Party |
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Gilmer GOP Hosts 3rd Annual Christmas Dinner & 2nd Amendment Observance: Black Tie & Levi |
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President Obama’s Approval Rating Sinks Among “Middle Class” Voters |
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Georgia Jobs Corner: GDOL will assist Walmart with recruitment for new store in Covington |
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Larry & Elaine Hutcheson Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage |
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Oglethorpe County Republican Party Hosts Successful Toy Drive for Soldiers’ Families |
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Picture of the Week |
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Save the Dates: 2012 GAGOP Convention Schedule |
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Contribute
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Weekly Quote
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| “I place economy among the first and most important virtues and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with public debt. We must make our choice between economy and liberty or confusion and servitude.”
- Thomas Jefferson |
Upcoming Special Elections & Runoff Elections
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| January 3rd, 2012:
House District 68 – Carroll and Douglas Counties
Date TBA:
Senate District 52 – Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd and Gordon Counties
House District 60 – Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton Counties
March 6, 2012:
Georgia Presidential Preference Primary
For more information, click here to visit Georgia’s Secretary of State.
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GAGOP Public Opinion Survey
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| NEW: Tell us your thoughts, Georgia! Take the December 2011 GAGOP Pubic Opinion Survey today, and help us prepare for victory in 2012!
Click here to access the survey!
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Voter Registration
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| The privilege to vote freely in an open election is one of the most valuable and inalienable rights afforded to all lawful citizens in a democratic society. As a resident and a citizen of the great State of Georgia, you have the unparalleled opportunity to place your vote for all of your local, statewide and federal representation. At this vital time in our country, it is more important than ever for your voice to be heard. Would you like to register to vote, review your information or update your previous voter registration? Visit the Secretary of State’s ‘My Voter Page‘ for more information today. |
What’s Your View?
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| Georgia lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require applicants for cash welfare to first submit to a mandatory drug test. I believe…
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News from the RNC
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| “The Year In Review: The Economy”
2011 Was The Year That Obama’s Recovery Failed To Show Up
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Did You Know?
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| Republican President William Howard Taft also served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the only individual to have ever served both positions during his lifetime. |
Statewide Events!
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| Saturday, December 24th
All Day – DeKalb County GOP – Ringing the Bell for Joe Burton
Thursday, December 29th
7:00 PM – Clayton County Republican Party Monthly Meeting
Saturday, January 7th
7:45 AM – Gwinnett County Republican Party Monthly Breakfast Rally
Saturday, January 14th
9:00 AM – Camden County Republican Party Grits & Bits Breakfast
Does your organization have an upcoming event? Click here to add your event to the GAGOP website and newsletter! |
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Message from Chairman Sue P. Everhart – December 21, 2011
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Dear Friends,
I’d like to start off by thanking each of you for sticking with us through another year. Though 2011 was an ‘off-election year,’ you would have never known it by watching the sights, sounds and activities of Georgia’s Republican grassroots throughout the past twelve months. It is often said that a winning effort begins with preparation, and if this past year was any indication, we are well on our way to great things in 2012!
At the Georgia Republican Party, we pride ourselves on our continuing efforts to grow our Republican ranks from the top of the ticket to the very bottom. We experienced a higher-than-normal turnover rate in the General Assembly this year, resulting in a flurry of Special Elections that ultimately allowed us to celebrate Republican victories in eight races, with a ninth GOP victory still to come on January 3rd. It was an honor to welcome the newest Republican members of the Georgia General Assembly, and I am thrilled to see what the future holds for our blossoming leaders.
Over the past year, we have also had the privilege to welcome dozens of local and county officials who have “seen the light,” as I like to say, and have affiliated with the Republican Party. From County Commissioners to Sheriffs to School Board members, and at each and every office in between, we have continued to welcome these leaders to the Georgia Republican Party with open arms.
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Join the GAGOP President’s Club!
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| For real-time updates from the GAGOP President’s Club, follow us on Twitter at:
www.twitter.com/Obama2Chicago
For a contribution of just $10 or more, you can become a Member of the GAGOP President’s Club today. Your support will help fuel our campaign to send Barack Obama back to Chicago in 2012, and will pave the way for a Republican White House!
To join, please visit us online at: http://www.gagop.org/pclub
Click the above video for a special message from Chairman Sue P. Everhart to GAGOP Grassroots Newsletter Subscribers only! |
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Holiday Message from GAGOP Faith Based Outreach Chairman Terri Green
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Dear Fellow Georgians,
It’s hard to believe that another year is almost gone and that Christmas week is upon us. It is the time of advent (Anticipation and Hope) for us to prepare our hearts for the birth of the Savior. Christmas can be a time where there is a sense of wonder, beauty, and excitement. It is the music, the look of surprise on a child’s face, and the amazing food. It’s the companionship of family and good friends. It can be a time for reflection on the year past, and pondering on all that we’ve faced individually, and as a country. Most importantly it is the birth of Jesus Christ, which gives us focus for the year to come, and a promise for the future that we can place our confidence in. (For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6)
It is also Hanukkah for our Jewish friends. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar. The story of Hanukkah also fits the political culture of the United States. It’s underlying narrative recalls that of the Pilgrims: A persecuted religious minority, at great cost, breaks free of their oppressors. It wasn’t separatist Protestants seeking freedom from the Church of England in 1620, but Jews in the land of Israel triumphing over their Hellenistic overlord in 167–164 B.C., reclaiming and purifying their holiest site, the Jerusalem Temple. (reference from – The Wall Street Journal, The Story of Hanukkah Mr. Levenson, a professor of Jewish studies at Harvard Divinity School, is co-author with Kevin J. Madigan of “Resurrection: The Power of God for Christians and Jews” (Yale University Press, 2008).
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GAGOP Online: Polk County GOP Joins Facebook!
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Leading up to the Election of 2012, the importance of the “digital campaign” is more prevalent than ever before! At the Georgia Republican Party, we are working with each of our County & District GOP Organizations to foster, promote and grow our Party’s digital footprint.
This week, the GAGOP would like to welcome the Polk County Republican Party to Facebook! Be sure to “Like” their page, and connect with Polk GOP like never before!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Polk-County-Republican-Party/265294720191066
Would you like to see your organization’s social media spotlighted in a future edition of GAGOP Online? If so, let us know! Email Chris@gagop.org, and tell us what you are doing to prepare your online efforts for 2012! |
Paulding County Republican Women Host First Lady Sandra Deal
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At the December 10th meeting of the Paulding County Republican Women, Georgia’s First Lady Sandra Deal attended and spoke to the group about her ongoing education initiatives, the role of the First Lady and her goals for Georgia.
Keep up the great work, Ladies! |
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News from the Gwinnett County Republican Party
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Please enjoy the following Gwinnett GOP Year-End Update from Chairman Bruce LeVell:
Dear Fellow Republicans,
The Gwinnett Republican Party has had a very successful 2011, building excitement and enthusiasm that we will translate into “boots on the ground” in the effort to elect a Republican President in 2012, while holding and expanding on our local and state GOP seats. I hope that you have been able to join us for one of our monthly breakfast rallies, town hall meetings, or special events this year, and we have even more planned next year.
To kick off 2012 the right way, we are excited to have special guest Congressman Joe Wilson from South Carolina (of “You Lie!” fame during one of the President’s addresses to the House) for the Gwinnett GOP 2012 Kickoff Rally, taking place on Thursday night, January 12th at 7:30 p.m. at 550 Trackside, 550 N. Clayton Street in Lawrenceville, the site of our monthly breakfast rallies. Congressman Wilson will be joined by our very own Congressmen Rob Woodall and Paul Broun, as well as a host of other state and local elected officials. This will be an event you won’t want to miss! (Just prior to the 2012 Kickoff Rally, we will have our regular January county committee meeting at 550 Trackside at 7:00 p.m.)
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For more information on the Gwinnett County Republican Party, visit www.gwinnettrepublicans.com |
Gilmer GOP Hosts 3rd Annual Christmas Dinner & 2nd Amendment Observance: Black Tie & Levi
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On Dec 9th, The Gilmer Co. GOP held its third annual Christmas Dinner and 2nd amendment observance, a black tie and levi event. This year’s theme was The U.S. Constitution. Ninety-seven folks signed up and paid $15.00 a ticket to attend the event, held once again at the Cameron Hall Assisted Living Center in Ellijay. That wonderful facility pulls out all the stops for the quality of its food and the efficiency of its staff. A Cameron Hall employee, Raquel Bustos, after the pledge and a prayer, sang an opening rendition of “I’m Glad to be an American” that revved up the blood of the conservative diners and set an up beat pace for the dinner and program that followed.
The evenings program included tongue in cheek remarks by George McClellan, Gilmer Chairman, on how to recognize the differences between conservatives and liberals and how those differences came to be. Senator Steve Gooch offered a few brief remarks and introduced former Senator Chip Pearson who, in a solemn moment, eulogized the memory of our own political work horse Bess Connor, recently deceased. Chip then introduced the speaker of the evening Sue Everhart, whose remarks focused on the mission of the next year to defeat Barak Obama.
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President Obama’s Approval Rating Sinks Among “Middle Class” Voters
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| Recent polling figures from Gallup show that President Obama’s Job Approval Rating among America’s “Middle Class” has fallen below 42% nationally, a 26-point drop since his inauguration. This is a very troubling figure for the President, who often claims to be a champion of middle class economic policies. Nationwide, many Independent voters self-identify in the “Middle Class,” and thus these figures spell a major problem for Barack Obama’s reelection hopes in 2012.
Visit http://www.gallup.com/poll/election.aspx for more Election 2012 polls, facts and figures. |
Georgia Jobs Corner: GDOL will assist Walmart with recruitment for new store in Covington
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| ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor’s Covington Career
Center will help recruit workers to fill about 250 job openings for a new Walmart Supercenter set to open in March on Salem Road in Newton County.
The recruitment will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Prospect United Methodist Church and continue on Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Jan. 31. The church, which is being used as a hiring center for the company, is located at 6752 Georgia Highway 212 in Covington.
Walmart will be hiring a wide variety of full-time and part-time personnel, including managers, supervisors, sales associates, cashiers, customer service representatives, and grocery and stock clerks .Applicants are encouraged to go online at walmart.com to fill out an application before coming to the hiring center at the church. This may speed the processing of qualified applicants prior to the job interviews.
For additional information about the recruitment, contact the Covington Career Center at (770) 784-2455, or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube which can be conveniently accessed at www.dol.state.ga.us. |
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Larry & Elaine Hutcheson Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage
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| On Saturday, December 17th, longtime-Republicans Larry & Elaine Hutcheson celebrated the 50th Anniversary of their marriage! The event was held at Sunset Hills County Club in Carrolton, and was a wonderful celebration of their enduring commitment!
From all of us at the Georgia Republican Party, Congratulations Larry & Elaine!
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Oglethorpe County Republican Party Hosts Successful Toy Drive for Soldiers’ Families
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| Despite the poor economy and the struggles of many families in our communities, the Oglethorpe County Republican Party Toy Drive was a huge success. In partnership with the Georgia National Guard, the local party collected toys to be donated to the families of Georgia soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, which culminated at the party’s annual Christmas Pot Luck Supper. “This is an extremely worthy cause and it is the least that we can do. These men and women are fighting for our freedom overseas, expecting nothing in return. This is a way that we can show our support to their families at Christmas time—a lonely time for the soldiers and families alike,” said County Party Chair Kirk Shook. “This is one less thing these military families will have to worry about.”
The Georgia National Guard is estimating that they will have over 500 families to serve this year. Newly appointed Adjunct General Jim Butterworth was schedule to speak at the event, but was unable to attend because of a last-minute scheduling conflict. Program Kim Garrett expressed her gratitude, “We are overwhelmed by the amount of support we have received around the state. Oglethorpe County’s contribution of over 200 toys and 10 bicycles will be a big help. Your generosity means more than you know. It will go a long way!”
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Picture of the Week
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| Former Georgia Republican Party Chairman Bob Shaw, Georgia Republican Party 11th District Chairman John Wallace and Georgia Young Republicans Chairman Cameron Fash at the Annual Georgia Republican Party Christmas Holiday Party.
Photo Courtesy of the Georgia Republican Party. |
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Save the Dates: 2012 GAGOP Convention Schedule
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The Georgia Republican Party Convention Cycle is nearly upon us again, and in an effort to prepare the GAGOP Grassroots for these events, we wanted to ensure that you all had ample time to prepare. The 2012 GAGOP Convention schedule is as follows:
Mass Precinct Meetings – February 18, 2012
County Party Conventions – March 10, 2012
District Party Conventions – April 14, 2012
GAGOP State Convention (Columbus, GA) – May 18-19, 2012
For more information, visit the Georgia Republican Party online at www.gagop.org |
GAGOP Events – Send us your Photos!
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| Has your local, county or district GOP organization hosted or participated in any events recently? If so, we would love to hear about the details and share them with Republicans all across Georgia!
Send your events and photos to Chris Kelleher at Chris@gagop.org, and keep an eye out for your organization to be featured in a future GAGOP Newsletter! |
Help Lead the Charge Today!
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| The Georgia Republican Party is fully committed to electing a Republican President in 2012. However, Victory won’t be achieved simply because we won the last elections. Victory can only be achieved by working hard each and every day to win the next elections. With President Obama committed to raising $1 billion for his reelection, we have a lot of work to do. A $1-billion campaign means about $1.858 million for every electoral vote, which works out to about $30 million here in Georgia alone.
There’s too much at stake to leave the election of 2012 to chance. And that means there’s too much at stake to wait until 2012 to get started. Please consider contributing $15, $25, $50 or any amount to help Georgia do its part to send Barack Obama back to Chicago! |
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